Janet and John: Book One (Janet & John Series)

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This method of learning to read contrasts with the phonics method where children are encouraged to decode groups of letters, which is the method employed in most schools today. Eventually there will be 30 activity books, covering maths and writing, as well as the basics of reading.

The book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear and marks on the back cover; a delightful addition to any library!In the UK there were three Kathy and Mark Little Book collections, each of four volumes: Green 1-4 (1973), Orange 1-4 (1973), and Turquoise 1-4 (1974).

If you were at infant school in the UK during the 1950s and 1960s there is a good chance you learned to read with the Janet and John series of books. Beginning in 1949, Nisbet released a version specially published for New Zealand, with the same authors and illustrators.

New theories were also being developed on how children learn to read and books and with ‘real’ stories were becoming more popular the Janet and John series was finally discontinued in 1976. I vividly remember thAT when I was in the top set in the infants and the school had just got new hymn books, there was enough for every child in the top two classes and three leftover, so we had a reading test in the infants to determine the three best readers who each got a hymn book. Library copy, 'class 3' in ink to top edge of front cover, ink stamp to top of title page, clear tape to spine, no scribbles. Janet and John 's presentation of a middle-class nuclear family fell out of favour, and the series was discontinued in 1976. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

Children these days have much more fun learning to read with real books, of which there are hundreds of fantastic, well loved picture books with wonderful illustrations and amusing texts, which capture pupils imagination and give them a thirst for more! If you wish you can add other members to your chat for a lively discussion amongst the safe environment of the Silversurfers community.In the UK there were three Kathy and Mark Little Book collections, each of four volumes: Green 1-4 (1973), [13] Orange 1-4 (1973), [14] and Turquoise 1-4 (1974). To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Since Dick and Jane wer suburban children they didn't have a lot in common with us, who weremostly children of farmers or loggers. The two clean-cut stars of the original reading books are still there, but they have been updated for today's world. During the 1970s, new theories were developed on how children learn to read, and "real books" with "real stories" became increasingly popular.